Sinopse
‘Wordy is about the intoxication of writing; my sense of playful versatility; different voices for different matters: the polemical voice for political columns; the sharp-eyed descriptive take for profiles; poetic precision in grappling with the hard task of translating art into words; lyrical recall for memory pieces. And informing everything a rich sense of the human comedy and the ways it plays through historical time.
It's also a reflection on writers who have been shamelessly gloried in verbal abundance; the performing tumble of language - those who have especially inspired me - Dickens and Melville; Joyce and Marquez.’ Simon Schama
Sir Simon Schama has been at the forefront of the arts, political commentary, social analysis and historical study for over forty years. As a teacher of Art History and an award-winning television presenter of iconic history-based programming, Simon is equally a prolific bestselling writer and award-winning columnist for many of the world’s foremost publishers, broadsheet newspapers, periodicals and magazines.
His commissioned subjects over the years have been numerous and wide ranging – from the music of Tom Waits, to the works of Sir Quentin Blake; the history of the colour blue, to discussing what skills an actor needs to create a unique performance of Falstaff. Schama’s tastes are wide-ranging as they are eloquent, incisive, witty and thought provoking and have entertained and educated the readers of some of the world’s most respected publications - the Times, the Guardian, the New Yorker, Harper’s Bazaar and Rolling Stone magazine.
Wordy is a celebration of one of the world’s foremost writers. This collection of fifty essays chosen by the man himself stretches across four decades and is a treasure trove for all those who have a passion for the arts, politics, food and life.
Capítulos
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chapter 01
Duração: 28min -
chapter 02
Duração: 03min -
chapter 03
Duração: 16min -
chapter 04
Duração: 08min -
chapter 05
Duração: 05min -
chapter 06
Duração: 20min -
chapter 07
Duração: 19min -
chapter 08
Duração: 23min -
chapter 09
Duração: 04min -
chapter 10
Duração: 43min -
chapter 11
Duração: 09min -
chapter 12
Duração: 09min -
chapter 13
Duração: 07min -
chapter 14
Duração: 09min -
chapter 15
Duração: 09min -
chapter 16
Duração: 16min -
chapter 17
Duração: 06min -
chapter 18
Duração: 05min -
chapter 19
Duração: 14min -
chapter 20
Duração: 20min